"Each wave is like a hammer stroke beating on a sea wall which starts to make it crack and then we have to repair it, " she says.

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But its extra provisions, which make pupil-teacher affairs illegal, have been described by the headteachers' union as a "sledgehammer to crack a nut".

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Those who make it to Mountain View stand a 50% chance of being selected for YC's program and a crack at Silicon Valley glory.

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